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一不做，二不休【yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū】

lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom)
fig. if you do it at all, you may as well go the whole hog
in for a penny, in for a pound

一不做，二不休【yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū】

lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom)
fig. if you do it at all, you may as well go the whole hog
in for a penny, in for a pound

一

HSK 11

含义one; a, an; alone

拼音yī

不

HSK 11

含义no, not; un-; negative prefix

拼音bù

做

HSK 11

含义work, make; act

拼音zuò

二

HSK 11

含义two; twice

拼音èr

休

HSK 12

含义rest, stop; retire; do not!

拼音xiū